Afghanistan, Taliban and American

American held in Afghanistan has been released, his family says
The Taliban had confirmed they were holding Ryan Corbett, who was arrested in August 2022 and whom the State Department had classified as wrongfully detained.
2 Americans freed from Afghanistan in prisoner swap, family and Taliban say
Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released from Taliban custody, his family said.
Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has announced the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. In a statement Tuesday, the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not name the two U.S. citizens,
Two Americans held in Afghanistan traded for Taliban prisoner in final Biden deal delayed until Trump took office
In the very last hours of President Joe Biden’s time in office, a prisoner exchange years in the making was finally struck: the Taliban agreed to swap two Americans being held in Afghanistan for one Taliban member serving a life sentence in a US prison.
Americans freed in Afghanistan-U.S. prisoner swap, Taliban says
The family of Ryan Corbett of New York confirmed his release, while the Taliban said Khan Mohammed, an Afghan serving a life sentence in California, was freed.
2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap
Adam Goldman and Julian Barnes reported from Washington, and Carol Rosenberg from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. In one of its final acts, the Biden administration secured the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in a prisoner swap for a Taliban member imprisoned in the United States on narcotics charges.
Two Americans freed in prisoner exchange with Taliban just before Trump took office
The deal was struck for Khan Mohammad, a member of the Taliban serving two life sentences in a U.S. prison on 'narco-terrorism charges.'
2 Americans released in exchange for Taliban prisoner
Two Americans have been freed in a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Afghanistan’s Taliban in exchange for a Taliban figure, officials said Tuesday.
US trades Taliban prisoner for two American detainees
Two Americans held by the Taliban were exchanged for an Afghan imprisoned in the US on narco-terrorism charges.
NY man freed by Taliban in prisoner exchange
The United States has freed an Afghan convicted by an American court on charges of drug smuggling and terrorism in exchange for two U.S. citizens held in Afghanistan, authorities in Kabul said on Tuesday.
2 Americans held in Afghanistan freed in Taliban prisoner exchange hours into Trump’s presidency
Ryan Corbett and William McKenty were en route back to the United States early Tuesday in exchange for Khan Mohammed, the ...
U.S. and Afghanistan carry out prisoner swap, confirm Taliban and family
Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The United States and Afghanistan have executed a prisoner swap, the Taliban announced early Tuesday. Scarce ...
Mark Milley pardoned: General at center of Afghanistan withdrawal predicted it wouldn't be a Saigon moment
President Biden issued a preemptive pardon to Gen. Mark Milley on Monday, capping off a presidency marred by the chaotic ...
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Body of terrorist killed in Balochistan delivered to Afghanistan
RAWALPINDI: The military's media wing said on Tuesday Pakistani authorities have handed over the body of a terrorist to their ...
Funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping women, aid agency chief warns
The head of a major international aid agency is warning that funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping ...
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2 Americans held in Afghanistan freed in prisoner exchange, Taliban says
A prisoner swap between the U.S. and the Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in ...
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Afghanistan’s Climate Wounds: The Impact of US Invasion and Global Inaction
Afghanistan is one of the most fragile nations when it comes to dealing with climate change. According to global rankings, it ...
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Will the new Administration bring new opportunity on Afghanistan?
Cipher Brief Expert and former Deputy Director of CIA for South and Central Asia Dave Pitts shares insights on opportunities with Afghanistan ...